Second India-Cambodia Joint Commission Meeting (July 08, 2016)

July 08, 2016

The second India-Cambodia Joint Commission Meeting was held in New Delhi on 8 July 2016. This was chaired on the Indian side by Hon'ble MOS General (Retd.) V.K. Singh and on the Cambodian side by H.E. Mr. Long Visalo, Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Kingdom of Cambodia. The Joint Commission was meeting after 10 years. The two sides reviewed the full gamut of bilateral cooperation which covers areas of Agriculture, Water Management, Energy, Education and Skill Development, Defence and Security, Culture and Conservation and Restoration of Temples in Cambodia. Both sides identified Tourism and Civil Aviation as a new area of cooperation and also agreed to strengthen bilateral trade and economic cooperation including facilitation of Indian investments in Cambodia. Both sides appreciated the support to each other in international fora. Cambodia reiterated her support for India's permanent membership of an expanded UN Security Council.